Camp Hero

Is media for or against us? In what way does the media affect today? How can an article which is written for help change people's destiny?

“The neighbours of the Roma camp in District X brought to our attention that for a few weeks now the people in the community have stopped using the public fountain which was the only water source they had. We went to the camp to investigate this mystery and found out that Viorica, ¨the man of the day¨, built a pipe system that fuels every household with water. The authorities should know, because this is an illegal act and the Roma are basically stealing water from the tax-paying citizens.” - Rome Daily

The journalist goes to the camp to show Viorica the article she wrote and to congratulate her for becoming the camp hero.

Viorica: But in this article you say that we are doing an illegal thing.

Journalist: Yes, but I also helped you get to the authorities and made your problem public. Nobody would have done this for you. You would’ve never get this far without me.

V: But you pretended you were my ally and now you are putting me in an awful situation. You didn’t say anything about the fact that we went to the authorities and tried to solve the problem with them.

J: Yes, but that wouldn’t have been sensational. Nobody would’ve cared. 

“A few days ago the authorities in District X found out about an illegal act done by the Roma community. The mayor decided that the best solution is to evict everybody in the camp to the city’s outskirts. One of the neighbours says: I feel much better now that I know they’ll be gone. What they did was unacceptable in a civilized society.” - Rome Daily

The article was written in the workshop of Roma Heroes project within the application of Erasmus + in Rome .